Poetry Month

APRIL—WHAT’S LEFT OF IT—IS STILL POETRY MONTH. Whether or not you like/don’t like/understand poetry…or not (even we don’t always “get it”), it’s okay to have an annual, albeit arbitrary reminder that poetry…

Artists’ Reception April 12 at Topanga Library

“Introduction to Acrylics” with local artist, Velvet Marshall, is a new art class series at the Topanga Community Center (TCC) sponsored by the Canyon Sages. Marshall uses demonstrations and individual help to…

Visitor Center Hosts Plein Air Art Show

The National Park Service will be hosting this year’s Allied Artists Plein Art Show at the Santa Monica Mountains Interagency Visitor Center on Saturday, April 2, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. “As…

The Ghost in the Shell

The Ghost in the Shell, based on the Japanese anime of the same name, has been the focus of much controversy since the announcement that Scarlett Johansson would be playing the lead role of…

A Roadside Geology Guide to Scenic Route 27

On Wed, Mar 22, Anita Gutierrez, Supervising Regional Planner for Los Angeles County Department of Regional Planning, notified Roger Pugliese and Joseph Rosendo, members of the Topanga Canyon Boulevard Roadside Committee, that…

Rare Frog Population Increasing in Santa Monica Mountains

Excited shouts, high fives and elated tears erupted among National Park Service (NPS) researchers surveying a stream recently, when they spotted signs of California red-legged frog reproduction. The nine egg masses found…

America’s Great Total Solar Eclipse, Aug 21, 2017

This summer America will witness a total solar eclipse along a 71-mile-wide strip stretching from South Carolina, through the Midwest and over the Rocky Mountains to Oregon. Solar eclipses are awesome and…

Science, Not Silence

On Earth Day, Debra Silbar and friends are dressing up as Mother Nature to march with thousands of others in the March for Science Los Angeles, Saturday April 22, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., that starts…

Ozomatli and Jefferson Starship to Headline Topanga Days

Tickets are on sale now for Topanga Days, the three-day fair and fundraiser for the Topanga Community Center that takes place Memorial Day Weekend from Saturday, May 27 to Monday, May 29, from 10…

Rat Poison Found in Bobcat in Simi Valley Area

B-332 died on December 19, 2016, in Simi Valley. Residents in a neighborhood flanking the Simi Hills reported a mangy bobcat hanging around. Local animal control picked him up, euthanized him and,…